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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2003
Applicants:
Arnold Keller, Kayhude, DE;
Hakon Kofoed, Charlottenlund, DK;
Inventors:
Arnold Keller, Kayhude, DE;
Hakon Kofoed, Charlottenlund, DK;
Assignee:
Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F002/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An endoprosthesis for replacement of the ankle joint includes a component which is to be connected to the anklebone and which forms an upper slide surface a component which is to be connected to the tibia and which forms a lower slide surface, and a middle part. The middle part forms two slide surfaces which interact with slide surfaces on the tibial component and the anklebone component. In frontal section, the middle part is wedge-shaped with a wedge angle of between 1° and 12°.